Safety & Security

AIDA Cruises experienced significant IT problems over Christmas, which led to the cancellation of two Canary Islands cruises by AIDAmar and AIDAperla.

For the fifth year in a row, the Arctic expedition cruise industry, search and rescue sector and academia gathered for a joint tabletop exercise. This year, the exercise was organized as a fully virtual event, gathering nearly 130 participants...

A preliminary hearing in the Auckland District Court involving 13 parties in relation to the Whakaari/White Island volcano eruption that killed passengers on a shore excursion from Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas last December has been...

NYK Cruises’ Asuka II, which home ports in Yokohama, will resume domestic sailings carrying Japanese passengers starting November 2.

Royal Caribbean Group is playing up its penchant for innovative technology in its approach to making a safe cruise vacation.

Ransomware attacks are becoming ‘more common’ as a consequence of ships’ reliance on 'third parties to monitor and control operations and performance,' warns Karen Bolton, CEO, Nettitude – the Lloyd’s Register cyber-arm which supports companies...

With an increasing number of ships returning to service following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Survitec advises that life-saving appliances are maintained according to their original service schedules to avoid delays.